One of the most common challenges I see with my clients is their attachment to the belief that they need to be perfect in all they do. Why is that a challenge, you ask? Actually, there are a lot of reasons. Here are 5 ways perfectionism is killing your career:

1. Perfectionism keeps you stuck in inaction.This is the greatest procrastination strategy there is. We look at our work and think we need to refine it, but we never get our work out there. You might be missing out and not launching your career! Get it out there!

2. Perfectionism feeds your fears of not being good enough.
One of the most powerful fears we have as humans is that we aren't enough... good enough, smart enough, whatever it is. Perfectionism is truly unattainable, so perfectionism feeds on that fear of not being enough. So you stay in this cycle of criticism and blame.

3. Perfectionism prevents you from seeing the best in others.Listen, if you hold your self to such a high standard.. an impossible standard, chances are you're holding others to that high standard. Your team members never get acknowledged and as a result they are disconnected, unappreciated, and disengaged.

4. Perfectionism stops you from trying new things.
We have that thought, if I can't do it perfectly I won't do it at all. Consequently we don't take risks.. we take safe risks that we are certain to achieve and we don't get our gifts out there in a way that you deserve and the world deserves.

5. Perfectionism steals your joy and sense of fulfillment in your work.You might be thinking, so I don't go to work for joy and fulfillment, I go for a paycheck. That's a narrow view of the world. We do want more! People want more from the work they do, more meaning and purpose. But when you hold yourself to that impossible standard, when you accomplish something you just feel relief. There's no passion in relief! There is passion in achievement and owning and being confident and feeling fulfilled in what you do.If you consider yourself to be a perfectionist, here are two things you should do right now.

If you start to do those 2 things, you'll let go of perfectionism. You'll take more risks, you'll get more done and have more fun doing it, and you'll have more passion and engagement for your work like never before!
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Meet Kevin Ciccotti

Kevin Ciccotti, CPCC, PCC, is an authority in helping leaders to build stronger, more sustainable relationships with their teams, helping them to drive engagement, increase productivity, and lead to greater overall success. He is passionate about helping leaders to create an environment in which their people can thrive and achieve their full potential. Read More...